New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-21

Betting on the struggle is likely to be high and
1t would be great pity were the Thistle TO go
ashore whether through fair foul play. as people
would give vent to their suspicious very freely"
This hardly sounds as II the writer had great
| faith in the Thistle's winning.
! To one more American book has The Athe-
| neum" managed to be civil, Mr.. Dana Horton s
| The Silver Pound" Mr.. Horton is allowed the
credit of great clearness, great ingenuity and
ability "The Athenaum" shares Professor Jevons's
high hopinion of him and considers that his readers
may heartily thank Mr.. Horton for the interest
ing and valuable historical investigation of which
he has given them the benefit.
| Next to Massachusetts," says the same jour
| nal, mo New-England State is more interesting
than Connecticut" This is precisely what Sena'or
| IIawlcy remarked the other day at Mr. Walters
dinner, except that he left out Massachusetts.
| A memoir OF Livingston by Mr. Tom" Hughes
| is among the latest announcements The volume
will form a part OF Macmllans series of Men
of Action" Mr.. Hughes starts shortly on another
| trip to America.
| The death of Mr.. Richard JefIeries arouses
widespread sympathy. He has been we'll known
| in England ever since the publication Of "1he
Gamekeeper at Home," book of which the charm
was unique He had an observation at once deli
cate and acute, and cared chiefly for nature, life
in the country and animals. lie has been well
called the modern White of SelbOrne. Illness and
poverty beset him. and he was reduced in late
years TO great straits He wrote for the newspapers
even for The Pail Mall Gazette" where his
writing was like Whit of cool air amid the
heated atmosphere of sclSly scnsationalism. How
ever, that journal has the saving grace of charity
toward man when he is dead, and is raising
subscription for Mr. JefIerics's family.
Mr.. w. S. Caine, NJ. p, starts to-day on trip
around the world beginning with Carada. II you
can forgive him for being Liberal Unionist you
will find him we'll worth knowing. His departure
leaves that party without whip, his colleague,
Mr.. Craig Sellar, having lately gone abroad
for his health. Young Lord Wolmer, the Earl of
Selbornes son. who married Lord Salsbury's
daughter is acting as asubSttutc. There are people
who say that it is doubtful how long the Liberal
Unionist party will require whip. Mr. Game
lately remarked that he should not go TO Mr.
Gladstone till Mr.. Gladstone came to him lie is
capable Of better things than this. lie is one Of
the temperance leaders, and really man of great
ability and courage, with the power of seeing
things for himself.
Mr. Murat llalstead writes that he has now
spent two days in close examination OF the battle
fields west Of Metz which he and Mr.. Monclrc
ID. Conway are supposed TO have supcrntended IN
aid OF Won Moltkc and Emperor William seventeen
years ago. In Mr. COnway's absence Mr.. IIalstcad
processes himself unable to make out the positions
they and Won MotlSc occupied on the field. In
fact" he adds the lines Of battle are not what
had supposed them TO be when a spectator so that
contemporary history may have 10 be rewritten
Mr. and Mrs. John Hay returned to London this
week after tour OF visits in England and Sect
land. They Will remain in London till they sal
for America. G. W. 5.